A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q and must go into joining us this hour. The u. S. Is boosting its defensive capabilities in iraq the head of u. S. Central command said this was in response to the threat posed to american troops by neighboring iran. We are also in the process of bringing air Defense SystemsBallistic MissileDefense Systems into iraq in particular to protect ourselves against a bit another potential iranian attack well just when many thought that tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic of iran were starting to cool we have the u. S. Central command telling us the opposite take a listen this is no easy task iran is persistent and is growing its arsenal Ballistic Missiles despite International Condemnation a ram remains the Worlds Largest state sponsor of terrorism now its important to note that the Iraqi Parliament has voted to end the presence of all foreign troops in the country however the usa maintains a military presence in iraq now iran has other priorities than conducting a war games with the United States lets remember that iran has been pretty hard hit by coronavirus now its also interesting that the pentagon refers to iran as the greatest source of terrorism in the middle east when just sunday we saw it 2 u. S. Military personnel killed at the hands of the ice ill terrorists these are the 1st u. S. Military personnel killed by i still sense truck declared the group had been totally defeated the coalition to defeat isis has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory were doing a good job with those as we have just absolutely decimated eyes as we have won a good study says weve beaten them and weve beaten a badly the isis caliphate. Has been decimated in another short period of time like hours youll be hearing hours and days youll be hearing about the caliphate its 100 percent defeated so despite the fact that 2 u. S. Marines were killed by the ice still terrorists the United States continues to take the position under the leadership of the Trump White House that iraq a country that has been key in the battle against isis is somehow the greatest source of terrorism in the region antiwar activist ken stone thinks the u. S. Military presence in the middle east only increases the chances for conflict. We have to keep in mind that this socalled defensive capacity in a few hours could be changed to an office of capacity and be used to target sites in iran the presence of the United States in iraq and syria is a provocation to all the people in the middle east who want to reassert their and National Sovereignty and territorial integrity and here comes the u. S. And and plunks itself down in the middle of the region and tries to recolonize countries such as syria iraq yemen all these things all the all that the us does is increase the tensions in the middle east it increases the likelihood of a wider regional war and even god forbid a world war. Now to syria where a fragile peace in the it lead province is Still Holding with russia and turkey discussing ways to strengthen it its been reported that turkey might even start withdrawing its heavy weaponry a cease fire was arranged last week by Vladimir Putin and his turkish counterpart after fighting intensified in at the end of february turkey became involved in an escalation with the syrian army after 33 of its soldiers were killed in an air strike our sister channel are to arabic has been traveling with patrols along the border. Hope i have the car you did now we fly over the u. S. I did one of the russian internet. Problems the reserve. Near the american soldiers position with. A. Lot of men put in hasnt ruled out staying in power if thats what the people want the suggestion was 1st made by an m. P. As the duma discussed potential changes to the constitution however the president said it would be up to the people to decide in a public vote next month and it would also have to be approved by the Constitutional Court my colleague and a farmer was given all the details of. So my reported mr putin say exactly well his speech his address to the parliament was basically a summary of why this is needed why these constitutional amendments are necessary he also address the number of points additional amendments that the parliament had come up with among them was an amendment that would potentially lift the constitutional limit of the number of president ial terms anyone president can serve here blog me a putin was asked whether he supported it to which he replied no. I will be long and society should have guarantees that the regular change of power will be ensured we need to think about future generations but i consider it inappropriate to remove from the constitution a restriction on the number of president ial terms look he said russia has had its fair share of revolutions upheavals changes in power you know every time people expected Something Better to come of it and every time what they got was the opposite of corruption mass deaths its been hectic not only putin says theres no more appetite for revolutions in russia but people want change and this is you know this is inside everyone of us we want you blood and he says the point of a limit to the number of times a president can serve is to make sure that theres new ideas new faces coming into the government all the time taking russia into a new level evolving helping keep up with the times but last me a putin was also asked of another potential constitutional amendment of the reset of his president ial limit so potentially allowing him to serve another 2 terms given how wide reaching these constitutional amendments are theyre changing almost every aspect. Of life for russians and heres what that were putin had to say on potentially that. The 2nd proposal means removing the restriction from any citizen and the incumbent president inclusively and allowing the future participation in the elections if citizens to support this amendment during the vote on april 22nd this option would only be possible under one condition if the Constitutional Court gives an official ruling that this will not contradict the laws of the constitution worth mentioning is that Vladimir Putin didnt say whether he would run for another term if the Constitutional Court deemed these potential amendments regarding resetting his president ial terms as legitimate as legal you know that still up in the air and how do you think the public would react to this then if they had the chance to vote on what people people are going to react differently i mean likely of putins support his support levels his poll numbers away up he still has majority support an overwhelming majority support but he this is his 4th president ial term ease an old face and he said himself that you know new blood is needed new faces are needed in Government People people want new people want evolution. And here again people will be voting only on whether Vladimir Putin is allowed to run for another 2 terms this is a whole host of issues and the moments that people will be voting for a new livable minimum wage establishing marriage as Something Union between a man and a woman forbidding parliamentarians potential candidates with jule citizenship for running from running for high office so these are this is a huge array of changes that we put in here says that theyre absolutely necessary that was the gist of his speech to parliament because times are changing. Hes a troubled nevertheless that is his take on how things will turn out it is entirely another whether russians agree with him and the vote is next month in april and that is when people will decide ultimately whether the believe his words where they believe that these amendments will make for a better tomorrow. Italy has been dealing with its 1st full day on lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus the number of infections nationwide has now surpassed 10000 or the death toll has grown to more than 630. 00 the country is the 2nd worst affected after china. I am about to send a decree that we can sum up with the expression homes there will no longer be a red zone there will no longer be a zone one or a zone on our peninsula there will be at lea that it is a protected zone amid the tight new restrictions uprisings broke out in a number of jails across the country prisoners and bologna i have been writing since yesterday after they took over a jail and set it on fire in milan and mates were filmed on the rooftop burning items and shouting for freedom and 60 chinese died in clashes in the Northern City of my data on to slate relatives of prisoners gathered near a jail concerned that prisoners could be infected by the kobe 1000 virus prisoners are reportedly angered by the new rules which have seen a family visit suspended. Meanwhile citizens after the countrys pm extended the lockdown measures to the entire country some italians were seen fleeing from the peak of the operate in the north to sicily in the south. Of this isnt usually choirs a strong sense of responsibility especially for young because for example im coming from the nato and probably put myself through voluntary quarantine and i do not think it is the right time to go to ground exporting germs average gas in any case it is a question of respect for us and for others in particular because im 25 years old and her family members are older. The situation with finding this place is getting complicated as the situation is already out of. School is clearly that everyone takes on their responsibilities and thats appropriate precautions are taken with oneself as part of this. Obstetrician gynecologist markers are spoke with us earlier about the risk of infection from cope at 19 particularly for pregnant women. Both the police who did the reports about the current developments were getting from our colleagues in china say that pregnant women do not belong to the risk group all information about the peculiarities and complications were getting so many from military sources i would like to highlight that theres not a single pregnant woman among the few coronavirus infected people in russia and not a single child as far as i know all the information were getting is from Foreign Literature im currently reading reports describing the 19 pregnant women infected by mild coronavirus or of them successfully gave birth and the crucial thing is that they did not transmit the corona virus to their children either by blood nor any other way if you did not belong to the risk group it does not mean that you do not pose a threat to those who surround you or the elder population to your parents you should not relax. After wall street suffered its 1st automatic halt in trading and more than 2 decades with stocks falling nearly 8 percent well markets seem to be slowly recovering so is the price of oil which also went into freefall on monday after a price war was triggered by saudi arabia and in the u. S. The dow plunged more than 2000 points the worst one day point drop ever prompted by Oil Price War that stunned markets around the world we had a huge market event yesterday as a lot of investors repriced at all the sharp crash we start in markets in a 2000 point swing on the dow set the scene for what happens today Business News now starting with the crude oil markets as they try to bounce back from their worst day since 1009 to one. Prices plunged 30 percent on whats been dubbed black monday in the biggest single day fall from the 1st iraq war it was sparked by a spat between top crude suppliers riyadh and moscow who couldnt agree on a deal on production. Saudi arabia says its slashing oil prices to grab market share from russia that falls russias refusal last week to back an opec plan to cut Oil Production to bolster its price moscow believe that would only benefit high cost producers and the u. S. Has Energy Minister had this to say about the situation. Unfortunately opec plus partners decided that their meeting to reduce Oil Production by the end of the year by 1500000. 00 barrels and they did not consider any other options of course this led to the fact that no consensus was reached on the extension of the agreement and starting from april the 1st all countries have the opportunity to independently determine their production policy yesterday very strong decline in World Markets and accordingly prices this was primarily caused by mean use that appeared on the weekend that saudi am co had offered its consumers an additional price reduction however today we can see that markets have partially recovered showing about 7 percent growth well see how the situation develops but it seems to me that the panic that took hold yesterday has already partially subsided the market now more stable. Analysts we spoke to told us that saudi arabia is playing a losing game. But he was an observer markets didnt see this coming the credit bubble blowing up again this is part 2 of the 2008 financial crisis you know it turns out russias best at that you know whether coal or oil game you know russias cost of energy is about 7. 00 a barrel ok saudi arabia is close to 3. 00 a barrel russia has got no debt and theyve been buying goal meanwhile in usa and america their cost is closer to 50. 00 and this will be the complete this arrangement of the american shale industry saudi arabia and america are really that position that this International Oil kolker game and i think russias all the 3 aces the Current Situation clearly the saudis are to blame they have taken a move to use only benefit to the only potential advantage in the general strategic michael valiant terms is the surprise toddy arabia vastly increased production to create a huge price drop and with the potential for further price drops were talking something some analysts fear prices could go as low as 23. 00 a barrel which would be levels than the early ninetys and this move was solely precipitated by the saudi arabia simply because the russians did not go along with the previous proposal when in fact there was room for further negotiation what princella mind wants to achieve with this remains unclear because his Oil Production increase is also compromises the saudi states ability to fulfill its welfare function and therefore to keep domestic stability. U. K. Army veteran thrum the commonwealth and International Association of states formally part of the British Empire have criticised what they call the grave injustice that they could be deported m. P. s from the Ruling Conservative Party are now calling on the government to help former Service Members at the complex and costly procedures to stay in the country. Its hard to imagine people more entitle to live in our islands than those who have fought to defend them we need to look hard at these cases and ensure we support those who should have been able to stay all along. This dont seem wrong i hope the home office will rectify this quickly and save these former british soldiers from the trauma of Court Proceedings and further delay under home office rules commonwealth veterans who have served at least 4 years in the u. K. Armed forces can apply for indefinite leave to remain also known as settlement however many cannot afford the procedures which can cost thousands of pounds and those who dont apply could be forced to leave britain a better and we spoke to told us that the treatment by the government is appalling. We should not be. Made an application to the many occasions. You see me and refusing me or. The armed forces from the. Army that refuse me from working in. Which and i know i have. Only one seat i mean thats room. For them and. I mean theres room. To do is. Remain as. The wife of a british soldier from south africa has started an online petition to make a life long stay in the u. K. Free for all commonwealth better and she shared her thoughts with us. They have so sour cream in country they have for clinton country i mean what has been the lebanese hes done 2 tours hes. Streets and under nafta a terrorist attack and taxis that are not entitled to any benefits or anything like that why have we charges such a ridiculous amount of money for them to remain in the u. K. Pop to death done everything thats done we lived life to children and it was come to redundancies and i was a bit worried that so i said oh we need to start making sure we got money aside and the face just kept going up and up every year every day when they go up the risk of my husband and son but its a subclass occurred to me having to explain to my 2 Young Children if anything happened to him genuinely career i think that they need to reevaluate the course. There have been significant irregularities in democratic primary voting and put in close or relocated polling stations and extremely long lines thats according to the league of united latin american citizens without the use of independent news site the gray zone who said the organization of american states should take a look at the claims. The u. S. Must send an emergency Election Monitoring Team to the United States to ensure independent scrutiny of a president ial primary that has been marred by clear regularities and the systematic and highly disagreements struction of citizens right to vote in the Uni